cakephp use another model inside current model

Question

I know I can use another model inside a controller by doing $this->loadModel("MyModel"), but how do I do this inside another Model? I tried to use loadModel but it didn't work.

Any idea?

Thank you

Solution 1

Easier is:

$my_model = ClassRegistry::init('MyModel');

More details: Can I use one model inside of a different model in CakePHP?

Solution 2

You can use the following code to export a model that is not associated with the current model in any way:

App::import('Model', 'MyModel');
$my_model = new MyModel();

If MyModel is associated with current model you could use the chaining e.g. $this->SomeModel->MyModel

Comments

[dmajka]

This is the best way. If you use App::import or App::uses with model constructor then will be problem e.g. with TranslateBehavior. Reason: DboSource class use ClassRegistry::getObject to get model and read virtual fields. So to prevent using two instances of the same model use this solution.